Aho, Hurricanes pull away from Flyers in 3rd

PHILADELPHIA -- Sebastian Aho and Jalen Chatfield each had a goal and an assist for the Carolina Hurricanes in a 4-1 win against the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday.

Aho's goal held up as his 58th game-winning goal, passing Hall of Famer Ron Francis for the most in Hurricanes/Hartford Whalers history.

"That's special," Aho said. "Obviously having my name next to that kind of legend in the same sentence, it's special. Everyone knows what he did for the game, and how good of a player he was. So probably means that you've done something right to be able to at least be in the same sentence with that guy."

Jordan Staal and Jack Roslovic also scored for Carolina (14-4-0), which has won three straight games and 12 of its past 14 (12-2-0). Pyotr Kochetkov made 18 saves.

"I don't think we really established anything for two periods," Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "We were just kind of going through the motions. Thankfully the game was still there and then I thought we got to it the way we kind of hoped to play and got rewarded."

Ryan Poehling scored for Philadelphia (8-10-2). Ivan Fedotov made 33 saves.

"We were hanging right with them, thought we were doing a good job through the first 40 [minutes]," Flyers defenseman Nick Seeler said. "We got away from our game, we stopped getting pucks in and going to work on their [defensemen] and you saw what happed in the third."

Carolina took over a 1-1 game with three goals in the first 6:57 of the third period.

Aho started the run at 1:03 when he intercepted a pass up the boards by Flyers defenseman Erik Johnson in the Philadelphia zone, cut to the middle of the ice and sent a low shot between Fedotov's pads.

It was Aho's fifth goal of the season but his first at 5-on-5.

"Personally, the puck hasn't gotten too much in the net, so just try to not get frustrated," Aho said. "Happy that we got one there and won the game."

Brind'Amour said he isn't surprised to see Aho in such rarefied company with Francis.

"He's going to be the franchise leader in everything when it's all said and done," Brind’Amour said. "He should be. He's going to be the best player that's played here."

Staal made it 3-1 at 6:02 when Dmitry Orlov's shot from the point went off his skate.

Roslovic scored from in front at 6:57 to make it 4-1. The goal was his 10th in 18 games, one more than he scored in 59 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Rangers last season.

The play started when Poehling turned the puck over at center ice. It was one of Philadelphia's season-high 25 giveaways.

A Flyers turnover led to Chatfield's goal 30 seconds into the game that gave Carolina a 1-0 lead. Scott Laughton's pass through the Philadelphia zone was intercepted by Jordan Martinook. The puck eventually ended up on Chatfield's stick at the right point and his wobbling shot got past Fedotov.

Poehling tied it 1-1 at 2:15 of the second period. He skated the puck into the Carolina zone, skated laterally inside the blue line and fired a shot past Kochetkov.

"The thing that bothers me the most, and I think it's the biggest correction we have to make, is we have to manage the puck better in the neutral zone," Flyers coach John Tortorella said. "[Carolina] wins so many sword fights in the neutral zone, the 50/50s. They have such good sticks. You think you're going to get a pass by them, or you think you'll be able to skate by them 1-on-1, and they get you."

NOTES: Hurricanes forward Martin Necas' 13-game point streak ended. He had 27 points (10 goals, 17 assists) during his run. ... The win was the Hurricanes' seventh straight in Philadelphia, a streak that began Nov. 26, 2021. ... Kochetkov won for the ninth time in his past 10 starts. During that span he has a .915 save percentage and has allowed two goals or fewer seven times. ... Aho has 31 points (14 goals, 17 assists) in 31 games against the Flyers, the most he has against any NHL team. ... Staal has 50 points (23 goals, 27 assists) in 80 games against the Flyers, the most points he has against any team. ... Chatfield is the ninth Hurricanes/Whalers defenseman to score in the first 30 seconds of a game, and the first since Jaccob Slavin scored 30 seconds into a game Dec. 7, 2021. ... Flyers forward Travis Konecny had his seven-game point streak end; he had 13 points (six goals, seven assists) during his run.